1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Chase Utley and this is the Philly Show. Hi, everybody, 2 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Philly Show. Ruben Tomorrow, Junior, Jim Salisbury, 3 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: Todd Zelecki. It's Monday, September sixteenth, twenty twenty four. I'm 4 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: in Wisconsin, my hometown. Grew up here, born and raised, 5 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: born and raised a huge Brewers fan. Flew in last night, 6 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: and Jim, I've found I maybe about a month ago, 7 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: somebody sent us a question about beat writer Pat Peeves 8 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: and you said, shorts on a plane. You hate shorts 9 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: on a plane. I've found one airport behavior that to 10 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: me superseded shorts on a plane, and that is basetime 11 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: phone calls without headset on. 12 00:00:58,560 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: Terrible. 13 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: I had two of them. I had to run from 14 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: the ballpark to the airport last night. So I'm sitting 15 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: at this hotel bar getting something to eat mediocre chicken sandwich, 16 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: and there were two different FaceTime phone calls, one to 17 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: the left, one of the right, following one another. So 18 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: my whole just listening to people talk to them on 19 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: over the phone. That is that is terrible behavior. Any 20 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: listeners out there do not do this. This is a 21 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: lack of self awareness, but. 22 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 3: Other than that, it's egregious. That's egregious too, Jim, turn 23 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 3: your phone off morning during our podcast. Well maybe maybe. 24 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: It's big news Man. 25 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 3: Maybe it's maybe maybe. 26 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: Todd, you're in your hometown. I just I always loved 27 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: going to Milwaukee. Yeah, and I used to stay a 28 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 2: little bit outside Hope By where you grew up. And 29 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: I used to love to drive down Blue Mound Road, yes, 30 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: and stop at Gillies for I mean, if you get 31 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: a hot dog, you get cheeseburger. But I was really 32 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: partial to their fried fish sandwich. 33 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, they got a lot of those great places. 34 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: My spot. Uh somebody, uh Destiny Legardo, who covers the 35 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: Phillies or Phillies Nation, asked me a place to stop at, 36 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: and I said, there's this place called Cops. They do 37 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: these butter burgers, which are huge burgers, like that big, 38 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: and they do the best frozen custard. If Wisconsin does 39 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: frozen custard like Philly does cheese steaks. So we you know, 40 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: no offense to any frozen custard places in Philly, but 41 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: Wisconsin is where you guys frozen custard. I always come 42 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: home feeling a little bit coming home to Philly. Iways 43 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: feeling a little bit more like I added a couple 44 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: of inches of the waistline. I've been to Yep, I've 45 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: been to Gillies. I've been to Gillies. But Cops is 46 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: the place I always go to. That'll be my lunch 47 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: spot today. 48 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 3: I gotta ask this question though, did you are you 49 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 3: sleeping in your childhood bed? 50 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: No, I'm not, I'm not what why? Yeah? No, I 51 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of been converted into a uh there's 52 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: like a it's like a storage room almost now, you know. 53 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: There's like a non used treadmill. I think I think 54 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: maybe one of my parents uses the treadmill every once 55 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: in a while. But it's just stuff in there. It's 56 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: just stuff. 57 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 3: It's a lifes at home. Well. 58 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: It's funny because people always ask me where I stay 59 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: when I'm here, and I was going to stay at 60 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 1: my parents' house because it gives me an opportunity to 61 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 1: see him a little bit more. It's good though, It's 62 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: fun coming home. 63 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 3: You know. 64 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: Like I said, I grew up a huge Brewers fan, 65 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: robign and Paul Maller or the eighty two Brewers. That's 66 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: my that was my team. That kind of got me 67 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 1: into baseball. 68 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 3: So where's you? 69 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 4: Do you have any Gorman Thomas bobbleheads? 70 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: I you know what, honestly, I probably do because every 71 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: time we come here, or if my dad goes to 72 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: a game, he'll grab a bobblehead and say, well, I 73 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: have a great one of Robin riding a motorcycle because 74 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: when they won, they lost the World Series in eighty two, 75 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: he rode into County State and this is what it 76 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: was like back then. They had a parade in Milwaukee 77 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: for losing, losing for losing, and so they had a 78 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: big thing at County Stadium and Robignette rides in on 79 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: this motorcycle. So I have a really cool bobblehead of 80 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: him doing that. So you know, there's probably a seven 81 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: year old kid right now. You know who's gonna say 82 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty four Phillies maybe are my team? You know, 83 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: I remember Cal Stevenson having a big week late in 84 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: this season. I was at the Cal Stevenson game. Let's 85 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,239 Speaker 1: talk about this weekend, guys. And the week they sweep 86 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: the Rays, they take two out of three against the Mets. 87 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: The magic number is now down to five. They have 88 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: a nine game lead, in the NL, least over the 89 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: Braves and the Mets. With thirteen games to play, last 90 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 1: thirty games, they're twenty one and nine. That's the best 91 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: record in baseball. Great weekend, though, I mean, they get 92 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: blown out on Friday against the Mets, Harper homers a 93 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: couple of times. On Saturday. Sanchez pitch is great, you know, 94 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: some clutch hits all around, Buddy Kennedy. 95 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 4: Good great weekend, great great home stand, great weekend, great months, 96 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 4: far headed toward big things. I mean, I thought yesterday's 97 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 4: win was a little bit symbolic of the home of 98 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 4: the whole homestand Sanchez had pitched two gems on the 99 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 4: homestand and you know, this second tier cast of characters 100 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 4: that every team needs. You know, you need a roster 101 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 4: that goes well beyond twenty six men, and these this crew, 102 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 4: West and Wilson, Cody Clemens, Buddy Kennedy. You know, they've 103 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 4: all come up from Triple A when guys have gotten 104 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 4: banged up, and they've really contributed. I mean, you know, 105 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 4: West and Wilson with that big hit, Buddy Kennedy with 106 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 4: that huge hit. 107 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 2: You know, obviously Sanchez pitched great. 108 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 4: But to me, you know, Nick Castianis's performance was the 109 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 4: most underrated performance of the day. 110 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 2: He gets that big bass hit with what was. 111 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 4: It, one out in the ninth and you know they 112 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 4: they had they had a red light on like don't go, 113 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 4: and then when it two outs and two strikes, Thompson 114 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 4: puts on the green light, meaning you know, if you 115 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 4: can make it go, and that green light can act 116 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 4: as a little little nudge, and he pulls off that 117 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 4: huge stolen base after getting green lighted there and scores 118 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 4: on real Mudo's hits. So really, I thought a nice 119 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 4: piece of managing by Rob Thompson. Terrific win, a terrific 120 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 4: way to cap off a homestand they just feel like 121 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 4: they are so peaking at the right time. 122 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 3: It does, and this is exactly what we talked about 123 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 3: when they were slumping, and Chase Setley made those comments 124 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 3: and others made those comments about you know, you've got 125 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 3: to go through some adversity to come out to the 126 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 3: on the other side and be playing the best baseball 127 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 3: you can at the right time, and that's sort of 128 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 3: what's happening right right now. You talk about unsung heroes, 129 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 3: and we've talked about this a few times because we 130 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 3: recognize it. But the bullpen has just been extraordinary. It 131 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 3: really just has been extraordinary. I mean up and down 132 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 3: the line up. When you start thinking about the depth 133 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 3: of what is being created. Jose Ruiz pitching in a 134 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 3: tie ball game in the eighth or ninth inning, you 135 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 3: talk about having some depth. You start with him on 136 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 3: the totem pole, and then you go to kirkering Strom 137 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 3: Alvarado now who's pitching extremely well, and you know he's 138 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: starting to come back to where he was. And then 139 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 3: obviously you have you know, your hofmins At and Estevezes 140 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 3: of the world. But that's a pretty damn deep bullpen 141 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 3: right now. And they're pitching extraordinarily well. And Rob Thompson 142 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 3: putting guys in certain situations, he talked about it on Ruiz. 143 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 3: You know, he might have to pitch in the sixth 144 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 3: or fifth when it's really tight and he's got a 145 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 3: couple of men on or he's got a situation where 146 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 3: he's got to hold the lead. But he did it 147 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 3: in this case, you know, deep in the game, and 148 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 3: gave him a chance to win a baseball game. And 149 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 3: that's it's just huge, man, that's huge. When you have 150 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 3: that number. I mean, just think about how Houston beat 151 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 3: the Phillies in the World Series a couple of years back. 152 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 3: They did it with the depth they're pitching great bullpen 153 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 3: obviously very very good rotation, but their bullpen just they 154 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 3: just outmatched the Phillies. And and hopefully that's the case 155 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 3: this year for the Phillies. They've been they've been doing 156 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 3: things right. And you see some small ball happening. Man, 157 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 3: you see a little bunt action and guys are getting 158 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 3: some bunts down that they're getting the bunt down and 159 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 3: the guy may not dream drive the guy in, but 160 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 3: the next guy's picked him up. So uh, you see 161 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 3: a little you know, a couple of different things that 162 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 3: are happening over the course of the last couple of 163 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,319 Speaker 3: the last couple of weeks, and particularly in this week, 164 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 3: and uh, there's a lot of really positive signs as 165 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 3: they prepare to be a playoff contender and prepare to 166 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 3: be the NL East champs. 167 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, hose Ruiz, you know, I feel like the last 168 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: couple of weeks he's been getting mentioned a lot more. 169 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: Uh almost look up his numbers, like, oh wow, he's 170 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: having really he's being really nice here because remember when 171 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:05,719 Speaker 1: he came up. When he came up, he was kind 172 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: of like the mop up guy, right, I mean he 173 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 1: was almost Yeah, he pitches every day. And Rob was 174 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 1: saying that he wanted to stay away from two of 175 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: the three writings in Hoffman, Estevez, and Kirkering. He used Kirkering, 176 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: so he wanted to stay away from the other two guys, 177 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: because I thought the same thing Ruben, like when he 178 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: came in, I was like, pitching in the eighth enning 179 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: of this game, what's kind of something must be going 180 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: on here? It was a little little confusing, but then 181 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: he explained afterwards made a lot of sense. 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James, 217 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: who do you got for your Philly the Week? 218 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: You know, I'm going group effort here. 219 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:33,359 Speaker 4: I'm going that second tier, a group of reserve players, 220 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 4: the replacements, let's call him that you know, come up 221 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 4: from Triple A. And when guys get banged up and 222 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 4: they contribute, I mean Cal Stevenson both sides of the 223 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 4: ball twice this homestand Rob's a home run, a couple. 224 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 2: Of big hits. 225 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 4: Cody Clements, big hit, Wes Wilson, big hit, Buddy Kennedy 226 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 4: draws that big walk, brings the fans into the game yesterday, 227 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 4: huge double. 228 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 2: So I'm going with that group of reserves. I don't 229 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 2: know if. 230 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 4: Any of them are gonna be on the postseason roster, 231 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 4: how they're gonna work that out, But you know, you 232 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 4: got to get to the postseason. And these guys have 233 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 4: had a huge home stand and helping this team chisel 234 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 4: the magic number down to five. 235 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 2: It's just I just love the joy of. 236 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 4: The game that that buddy Kennedy brings when he's standing 237 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 4: on second basement, big smile. You know, now he's he's 238 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 4: in Milwaukee where his granddad was a great third basement 239 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 4: for the for the Brewers. And Wes Wilson, big hit 240 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 4: Stevenson Robbin that home run? 241 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 2: What an inning? Huh? 242 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 4: Was it an inning or a two winning stretches the 243 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 4: home run? Yeah, and Clemens makes things happen. They're my 244 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 4: my Philly of the week under kind of one umbrella. 245 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 3: The fifteen minutes fifteen minutes of fame. But yeah, they're 246 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 3: they had their reserves, but they got skills. 247 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, good baseball players. 248 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: They absolutely do. Ruben, who you gott go ahead? 249 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 3: Rap, go ahead, Tod. 250 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: I'm going, well, it's funny. I was actually thinking the 251 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: same thing, Jamp like a collective effort. But I'm just 252 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: gonna say I'm going to single one guy out, and 253 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say Cal Stevenson because of the you could 254 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: tell how much he I mean, all those guys appreciate 255 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: all their moments when they come through because there's so 256 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: few and far between, and they've grinded through the minor leagues. 257 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: I mean, remember Wes Wilson, all those guys Buddy Kennedy 258 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: grew up a Phillies fan. But I'm gonna say Cal 259 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: Stevenson because he has the huge hit on Thursday. It's 260 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: kind of sparking that bench's clearing incident because he got 261 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: the ball rolling after the game, he says, I mean, 262 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: that's that's the biggest hit of my career for sure, 263 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: biggest hit of my career one hundred percent. And then 264 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: he has the big hit on Saturday and the catch 265 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: on Saturday. So I asked him, I said, so on Thursday, 266 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 1: you said that was the biggest hit of your career. 267 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: It's like this one probably tops that one. So, you know, 268 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: to the the two biggest hits of his career in 269 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: one week. And he's not playing for a bad team, 270 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: just playing it out, you know, a nice little story 271 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: you can It's like, I'm actually helping this team, you know, 272 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:07,599 Speaker 1: clinch the best record in baseball, potentially going into the 273 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: World Series. Whether or not he's on the postseason roster, 274 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 1: who knows. But and then the catch he made fantastic. 275 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: He caught it right in the palm of the glove, 276 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: and he said, I you know, I I felt like 277 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: I had a great time. He's like I might have 278 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: like jumped a little bit too high because it's landed 279 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: in the palm of glove. Is like I squeezed the 280 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: hell out of that glove to make sure it didn't 281 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: pop out. So's he's my affilia of the week. But Jim, 282 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: we're kind of on the same mind, same track. 283 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 3: That's a great call both your parts, but I'm gonna 284 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 3: go with my man, Chris Sanchez. Christopher Sanchez has been 285 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 3: lights out man and he has been and really important 286 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 3: right now because Ranger Suarez really hasn't been Ranger Suarez 287 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 3: and Aaron Nole has been steady, but he's also had 288 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 3: that one inning every single time out where he just 289 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 3: runs out of gas and starts leaving pitches in the 290 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 3: middle of the plate and gets beat up pretty pretty well. 291 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 3: So he's also created a little bit of angst problem, 292 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 3: uh for Rob Thompson, Like what am I gonna do? 293 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 3: And how am I gonna line up these three pitchers 294 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 3: in the playoffs? Is it gonna be Wheeler Nola Sanchez? 295 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 3: Is it gonna be Wheeler Nola Suarez? Is it gonna 296 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 3: be Wheeler Sanchez Nola? What's it going to be? And 297 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 3: he's putting some heat on some people because he's he's 298 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 3: dealing and so, uh, it may not be the worst 299 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 3: thing in the world to have him pitch at home. 300 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 3: Number one word. He pitches great And to someone mentioned it, 301 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 3: I didn't think it was good to happen. But the 302 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 3: way he's pitching right now, man in the biggest, literally 303 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 3: the biggest games of the year. It's not like he's 304 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 3: pitching in like against teams that aren't contending. He pitched 305 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 3: against the Mets, and the Mets are kind of barking, 306 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 3: you know, we're we're moving and playing well and are 307 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 3: playing well and uh, and the man stepped up and 308 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 3: pitched extraordinary games. He's just been as durable as anybody else. 309 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 3: He has. Uh, he's been as consistent as anybody else. 310 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 3: I mean, you need to even give him going deeper 311 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 3: into games and than Zach Wheeler is at times. So listen, 312 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 3: I got to give it to Chris Sanaz. I love 313 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 3: the way he's get and the story is just amazing 314 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 3: for him to get to this point from where he 315 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 3: was in his career as a young major league player 316 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 3: and to develop into the player that he is right now. 317 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 3: He is a tremendous story. He's my the week. 318 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you can't go wrong with any of these guys. 319 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: But let's stay on Sanchez Rubin. I think we last 320 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: week we touched on this a little bit hypothetical NLDS 321 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: you say you need four stars or let's say nlcs. 322 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: Don't you have have to pitch him at home? I 323 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: mean the splits are so wide. I mean, don't in 324 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: other words, like, don't you open yourself up for some 325 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: serious criticism if you go Wheeler No at home and 326 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: you start Sanchez say hey, no, I know the splits 327 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: are the splits, but we still feel that. I think 328 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: the stuff plays on the road the same. I mean 329 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: JT said that too. I asked him yesterday. He said, 330 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: I think this stuff is basically the same. I don't 331 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: know why, but I feel like you're just opening yourself 332 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: up for some major, major criticism if you start him 333 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: on the road and he struggles for whatever reason. When 334 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: it's like this two point zero five Homie ra this year, 335 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: it's like the fifth lowest for the Phillies since nineteen 336 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: twenty out of any starter with like thirteen or more starts. 337 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it's an insanely low Homey RA from Connie 338 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: Mack to Vet to Citizens Bank Park. 339 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 3: It's just tremendous, Jim. 340 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 4: I don't think you can manage a baseball team or 341 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 4: any team in pro sports to avoid criticism. To so 342 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 4: you don't open yourself up to criticism, you have to 343 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 4: manage the team in a way that you think gives 344 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 4: you the best way to win a series. And I 345 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 4: think it's almost indisputable, at least in terms of the stats, 346 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 4: that Sanchez gives you a better chance to win at home. 347 00:17:56,119 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 4: So you could slot him in number two behind Wheeler. 348 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 4: My only concern would be and he's not young. He's 349 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 4: twenty seven, but he's relatively young in his big league career. 350 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 4: My only concern would be human nature that, wow, they're 351 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 4: sticking me in the number two spot. I have to 352 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 4: try to do more than you know capable of doing. 353 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 4: You know, you kind of don't stay within yourself. To 354 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 4: use the cliche, you feel like you have to do 355 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 4: too much. Like when a guy moves from seven to 356 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 4: four in the in the in the in the in 357 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 4: the in the batting order, he feels like he has 358 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 4: to do too much, and all of a sudden, you don't. 359 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 2: Get the best version of that guy. That would be 360 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 2: my concern. 361 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 4: But the way his stuff has been, the way he's pitching, 362 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,159 Speaker 4: in the way Nola's been, I mean, Sanchez's stuff seems 363 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 4: to be trending upward, and he's at you know, kind 364 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 4: of by far career high in innings, he's getting stronger. 365 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 2: It's so I probably would do it. Go with him second, 366 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 2: and to get him on the field at home, where 367 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 2: he obviously has a great vibe, and you could use Nola. 368 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 4: On the road in a more hostile territory. He's older, 369 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 4: he's more experienced. I think he could probably handle it. 370 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 4: But I'm not saying Nola can't pitch well at home. 371 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 4: Nola can dial one up at any time. So you know, 372 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 4: they have a lot to talk about. But least of 373 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 4: Rob Thompson's concern should be opened himself up to criticism. 374 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 4: Everything should be about how do we win that day's game. 375 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, you make a great point about the criticism. I 376 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 3: think Rob Thompson cares. He thinks he needs to manage 377 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 3: the game the way he needs to manage the game 378 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,880 Speaker 3: to win games and to win series. So I don't 379 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 3: think he's worried about that. What I will also say 380 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 3: about Rob Thompson is he believes in experience. He also 381 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 3: believes in his guys, like he knows that Nola has 382 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 3: pitched well when he has to in the playoffs. He 383 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 3: knows he's stepped up. So I would not be surprised 384 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 3: that he does not go wheeler Nola. And before that reason, 385 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,959 Speaker 3: he's been there, he's done it, and Sanchez has not. 386 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:00,040 Speaker 3: Sanchez has not been there, and he has not done it, 387 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 3: and so that's a difference. And so I I'm not 388 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 3: saying it's right or wrong. I'm just you know, giving 389 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 3: you like the picture of what you know. How Rob Thompson, 390 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 3: I believe thinks and so there is that possibility, even 391 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 3: though he pitches extraordinarily well at home, that Santez will 392 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 3: be the third starter. I don't think Suarez is going 393 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 3: to be the third starter based on what I see, 394 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 3: unless Suarez dials up one tonight in Milwaukee where he 395 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 3: is just absolutely lights out, and that would be a 396 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 3: tremendous problem for Rob Thompson to have. I just feel like, 397 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 3: I just feel like, you know, santiss put himself in 398 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 3: the position to be one of the top three starters, 399 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 3: and honestly, I don't care anyway he gets it done. 400 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 3: I trust all these guys, and I think Rob Thompson 401 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 3: would too. 402 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 2: Knowing knowing Rob's personality, steady, steady, steady, steady, wins. I 403 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 2: could definitely see him, yeah, putting Nola too. 404 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 4: I can see Nola delivery and I can also I 405 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 4: know Sanchez has hasn't pitched as well on the road 406 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 4: as he has at home by Farmar. 407 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 2: He can pitch. There's nothing that says he can't go 408 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 2: out and pitch well. 409 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 3: On the road. 410 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 2: He's got talent, he can deliver it. 411 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 4: But it is a fascinating topic of conversation based on 412 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 4: the splits, based on the recent performance going into the postseason. 413 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 4: If Nola pitches like Nola and Sanchez pitches like Nola, it's. 414 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 2: It's win win. 415 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, great point, great point. It'll be interesting to see. 416 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: It's a nice problem to have when you have Christopher 417 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 1: Sanchez talking about maybe bumping Aaron Nola to Game three. 418 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: There's worse problems to have than that, your Darnton, How 419 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: about another nice problem to have or no longer really 420 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,199 Speaker 1: is that Bryce Harper got off the Schneid hit a 421 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: couple of home runs on Saturday night, and you know 422 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: you could tell he was frustrated earlier in the week 423 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 1: hit that ball like literally off the top of the 424 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: wall gym, right, I mean you mentioned that the other 425 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: day in Miami, and then two would Citizens Bank Park 426 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: and he was like, I cannot believe these balls are 427 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: going out. So he sounded frustrated and annoyed that they 428 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 1: had not gone out. And then finally on Saturday he 429 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: hits a couple, and you know, after the game he says, 430 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: you know, I would have gone another one hundred or 431 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: two hundred. 432 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 3: If long as we're winning. 433 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:24,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, I feel like he would 434 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,919 Speaker 1: still like to hit some home runs. I know what 435 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 1: he's saying. I know what he is saying. But good 436 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 1: signs from him going into the final couple weeks of 437 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 1: the season to see him, you know, finally hit that 438 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: good fly ball that lines over the fence, as Charlie 439 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: Manuel likes to say, right. 440 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 2: Having a great month, great great month with ops starting 441 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 2: with one point something. 442 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 4: It's just like you said, wasn't landed over the wall. 443 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 4: I mean, the exit velos were there. It's just got 444 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 4: to get a millimeter under it and little back spin 445 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 4: or drive it the other way, like he knows how 446 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 4: to do. Yeah, I think human nature being human nature 447 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 4: and Bryce Harper being Bryce Harper, and he's got this 448 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 4: profile or what he's a power hitter. I think power 449 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 4: hitters feel better even when they're raking, hitting three forty 450 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 4: in a month. 451 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 2: I think they feel better when they're hitting home runs. 452 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 4: So the mental side of the game is so important, 453 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 4: so that I think that really can benefit him and 454 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 4: the whole team. 455 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 2: That a couple of them went down in the seats, So. 456 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 3: A couple of things on Harper. One, disappointed in what 457 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 3: he did when he didn't run the ball out, something 458 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 3: that's sort of inexcusable for him, not you know, thinking 459 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 3: that he hit a home run and not being at 460 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 3: second base. And that's just and I think he probably 461 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 3: knows that. But I also have to talk about a 462 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 3: little bit about his maturity as a hitter. Okay, this 463 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 3: is a violent swinging guy. He's always every pass he 464 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 3: takes to the ball is pretty violent. Not that he 465 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 3: doesn't have a plan, but he's very violent with his swing. 466 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 3: Now he's had to cut that down a little bit 467 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 3: because of his elbow and as a wrist or whatever 468 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 3: the issue he's got going on in his elbow and 469 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 3: what HIGH seen from him is he's hitting balls the 470 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 3: other way or trying to move the ball the other 471 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,360 Speaker 3: way and getting base hits when he has to cut 472 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 3: down his swing. I didn't think he had the ability 473 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 3: to do this. I really didn't. As a young player. 474 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 3: I know he didn't. But as he's gotten older and 475 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 3: he's gotten wiser, I think it's pretty pretty unique and 476 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 3: pretty cool to see a power hitter, a guy who 477 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 3: drives the ball out of the ballpark. I mean, he's 478 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 3: a pretty complete hitter, but for him to cut down 479 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 3: a swing and to make sure that he makes contact 480 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 3: with two strikes and do you know, flip the ball 481 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 3: to the left field and do those sorts of things. 482 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:36,719 Speaker 3: Even though he's not driving the ball out of the ballpark, 483 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 3: he's still having really productive at bats. And that's something 484 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 3: that we cannot lose sight of and something that you're 485 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 3: gonna need in the playoffs, like you're gonna need a 486 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 3: You don't even cut cut down a swing and drive 487 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 3: the ball left because they're not going to try to. 488 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 3: They're going to try to stay away from him, or 489 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 3: you know, whatever the case may be. And for him 490 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 3: to have matured in that way is something that I 491 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 3: have observed over this month, it's been pretty interesting. 492 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: I'm probably over stating this, but that he had a 493 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: too two take on a sweeper. It was like down 494 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: into what it was down and he could have swung 495 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: over that thing very easily. It was a nice take. 496 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,640 Speaker 1: And I remember because I remember jt rim muta one saying, 497 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: you know when Bryce is going good, when his takes 498 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: are good. I felt like that was a really good 499 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 1: take and the next pitch, you know, Boom gone so 500 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:24,120 Speaker 1: great at bat by him. 501 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 4: Do you think that that less is more approach that 502 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 4: you're kind of articulating Ruben could be a roadmap for 503 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:32,640 Speaker 4: the future. 504 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 2: Keep him, you know, for him he's been. 505 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 3: Keep him healthy, keep him, keep him healthier, keep them 506 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,440 Speaker 3: around all the time because he has some back issues. Obviously, 507 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 3: very violent with his swing, and Pat Gillick and I 508 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 3: talked about that a lot when he signed his big deal, 509 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 3: Like everything he does is very violent, whether he's playing 510 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 3: in the outfield where he's throwing a baseball, whether he's 511 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 3: trying to make a play on defense. I mean, this 512 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 3: is a high effort guy. Typically when he's on the field, 513 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 3: his swings are very aggressive. Can can this guy stay healthy? 514 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 3: Throughout you know that And and I think maybe it 515 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 3: is that's a great point, Jim, because if he sees 516 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 3: that he has the ability to do those other things 517 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 3: and not necessarily have to drive the ball out of 518 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 3: the ballpark, but get a have a productive at bat, 519 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 3: get a base hit, hit a double, get an RBI, 520 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 3: get on base, and then when he's when it's necessary, 521 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,159 Speaker 3: you know, and somebody makes a mistake, boom, still have 522 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 3: the ability to hit the ball out of the ballpark. 523 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 3: You know. That's that that that bodes well for him. 524 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 3: And I thought, hopefully he learns from that, and that's 525 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 3: a that's a that's a development process, even for a 526 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 3: guy who's been around in the game ten years. 527 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:38,120 Speaker 1: He had those go ahead, Jim. 528 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 4: I was gonna say, even with a swing that's cut 529 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 4: down a little bit, he's such a strong man that 530 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,239 Speaker 4: if he gets the right pitch and the right you know, 531 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 4: launch ale off the bat, he's gonna hit his own runs. 532 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 3: Well, it's gonna go. The ball is gonna go out 533 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 3: of the ballpark. Because the balls are you know, they're 534 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 3: tighter than they used to be. They're gonna fly a 535 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 3: little bit better, and pitchers are creating the velocity for you, 536 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 3: he to. 537 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: Bed, he struggled for that whatever, Like maybe it was 538 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: a month and a half. Because man, there's a lot 539 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: of talk down the stretch about Otani. Lindor is a 540 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: dark horse MVP candidate, could he edge him? But Harper, 541 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 1: Harper was right there. Remember he was Player of the 542 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 1: Month and Player of the Month in May and in June, 543 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: and then he stumbled a little bit July August. He's 544 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:18,880 Speaker 1: come on really hot. 545 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 3: Man. 546 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: If he would been a little bit more consistent that 547 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: in those midsummer months, we might be talking about Harper 548 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: versus Otani for NL MVP. Alas Alas he will take 549 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: the wins and he will try to He'll be happy 550 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: if he can be on a parade down Broad Street. 551 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:34,880 Speaker 1: Hot very much. 552 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 3: Take that. 553 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: So Philly's Brewers this week, Magic numbers five. Potentially, it's 554 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: probably a long shot. They could clinch. 555 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 3: In Milwaukee. 556 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 1: They would they basically have to sweep the Brewers and 557 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: then the Braves, and you know, the Mets would have 558 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:50,400 Speaker 1: to lose to to get down to five. So it's 559 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: probably gonna happen in New York maybe Thursday or Friday. 560 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to be off Saturday, Sunday, so let's make 561 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 1: it Thursday or Friday. 562 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 3: I'm supposed to be off all those days too, apparently 563 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 3: because of all the Nationals games, right oh. 564 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: Yea, yeah yeah, every game, every game is a National Games. 565 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 1: So so Phillies, Brewers, you have Ranger Swars versus Aaron 566 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 1: Savali six and eight, four five, seven, ear eight to night, 567 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: Zach Wheeler, who's been every bit as good as Christopher 568 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: Sanchez over his last nine starts. I think he's got 569 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: an era under two. Frankie Montas, uh, seven and ten. 570 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: I think he's got a four to four nine. And 571 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: then Wednesday series finale, Aaron Nola versus Freddy Peralta, who's 572 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 1: their ace? Eleven and eight three seven five, they get 573 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,880 Speaker 1: to see Reese Hoskins. You know, I was just looking 574 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,400 Speaker 1: at Reese's numbers, twenty four home runs, but he's bat 575 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,919 Speaker 1: only batting two oh seven seven oh two ops. Not 576 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: really the year he wanted, or you know, expects out 577 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: of himself. But you know, maybe uh. 578 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 3: Still dangerous, you can you can still. 579 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: I will say this. I have seen him come up 580 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: with a lot of big home runs this season for 581 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: the Brewers, so and I'm sure he'll be geared up 582 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: this week, so Phillies brewers. We will be back on Wednesday. 583 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: If anybody wants to fire off some questions base all questions, 584 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: life questions, Jim, Jim and ruben Off are like great 585 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: life advice about anything that's going on, and you know, 586 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: I feel free to fire them our way. We'll answer 587 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 1: some of those on Wednesday. And guys, I'm gonna go 588 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: get a butter burger and some frozen custom a little bit. 589 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 3: That will be my breakfast. 590 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 2: Enjoy tod. Make sure you you know don't break curfew tonight. 591 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: I was such a loser nights cause I never broke 592 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: curfew once. 593 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 2: You know, so I won't. 594 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: I won't break it tonight. 595 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 3: You are such a nerd, such a. 596 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: Nerd, total nerd. Smellulatory smell you guys. This is the 597 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: Philly Show. If you haven't already, please subscribe to The 598 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: Philly Show wherever you get your podcasts. 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